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senators are working on a bill and an unfinished proposal by the obama administration suggests a path that would take 13 years. in san francisco, elissa harrington, kpix 5. >> thank you. >>> one of the high-speed rail's biggest enemies could become an ally. kpix 5's don knapp says that's only if neighbors on the peninsula get their way. don. >> reporter: liz, it's not that folks here in the peninsula are opposed to the concept of high- speed rail. what they are opposed to is a prospect of having streets and neighborhoods torn up for years while they expand the right of way. now there's legislation that could resolve that. a caltrain rolls into palo alto on a side of right of way. now after a century of development communities have moved up to the edge of the tracks. here at alma and churchill palo alto high's athletic fields and stadium border one side of the tracks. the busy road and compact neighborhoods border the other. expanding the right of way would take them out. that's what california's high- speed rail authority has in mind. two inside tracks for caltrains, two outside track
senators are working on a bill and an unfinished proposal by the obama administration suggests a path that would take 13 years. in san francisco, elissa harrington, kpix 5. >> thank you. >>> one of the high-speed rail's biggest enemies could become an ally. kpix 5's don knapp says that's only if neighbors on the peninsula get their way. don. >> reporter: liz, it's not that folks here in the peninsula are opposed to the concept of high- speed rail. what they are opposed to...
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instead he hit the links with the commander-in-chief, president obama. >> yeah. he calls up and said hey, tiger, you want to play? >> he does not. [ laughter ] >> okay. uhm, no. it's uhm, obviously there is a process that's involved and, uhm, i was invited to play. and it was an invitation that certainly you don't turn down. >> yeah. i would say. can you imagine having him on speed dial? >> no. >> call him up right now. >> guess he passed a background check. >> guess so. >> when you're playing and there's an issue with somebody's game does tiger say, mr. president, you want to change your grip? >> sure. >> kick it back to the fairway. nobody will see. it's a mulligan! captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com licensed phone-ups ble 24/7. call 1-800-progressive. [ crickets chirping ] [ traffic passing ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ lullaby continues ] [ baby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers... of secondhand smoke... and some of them can't do anything about it. ♪ [ continues ] [ gas
instead he hit the links with the commander-in-chief, president obama. >> yeah. he calls up and said hey, tiger, you want to play? >> he does not. [ laughter ] >> okay. uhm, no. it's uhm, obviously there is a process that's involved and, uhm, i was invited to play. and it was an invitation that certainly you don't turn down. >> yeah. i would say. can you imagine having him on speed dial? >> no. >> call him up right now. >> guess he passed a background...
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but president obama supports it and congress is set to debate it again. >> very powerful story. thank you. >>> a strange story tonight about a violent home invasion. the attackers using a hatchet to slash their victims in san francisco. it happened last night in the normally quiet noe valley neighborhood. the scene of the crime, a victorian on 27th street. kpix 5 reporter da lin with more on the unsettling crime. >> reporter: the attack shocked people because this is typically a quiet and safe area. take a look where we're standing, near the victim's house. the attack happened around 11:00. >> they said help, called for help three times, sounded like a man. >> reporter: neighbors say the screams came from the top unit of this screened duplex in san francisco's quiet noe valley neighborhood. >> more of a gaspy help. >> reporter: she and her boyfriend came out of their house and saw a teenager running away from the greenhouse. >> a teenager, he was running up the street, when he saw me he stopped running. he was looking back at a car that was driving by. he just look up to no good
but president obama supports it and congress is set to debate it again. >> very powerful story. thank you. >>> a strange story tonight about a violent home invasion. the attackers using a hatchet to slash their victims in san francisco. it happened last night in the normally quiet noe valley neighborhood. the scene of the crime, a victorian on 27th street. kpix 5 reporter da lin with more on the unsettling crime. >> reporter: the attack shocked people because this is...
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. >>> president obama getting ready to deliver his fourth state of the union address. the white house says tomorrow's speech will serve as a book end to the inaugural address. a sign the president will touch on priorities such as immigration reform and reducing gun violence but the main thrust of the speak will be on so-called pocketbook issues. >> the core emphasis that he has always placed in these big speeches remains the same and will remain the same, which is the need to make the economy work for the middle class because the middle class is the engine that drives this country forward. >> kpix 5 will air the president's state of the union address live tomorrow starting at 6 p.m. >>> flocks of birds leaving behind health hazards. the tactic in one bay area community to get rid of the geese. >> spinning, spinning into final for 20 minutes. and you hit the ground. >> his parachute opened too early and improperly but that's not all. why the faa report on his accident is what he says really bothers him. a city in the east bay. the problem is the mess the birds leave beh
. >>> president obama getting ready to deliver his fourth state of the union address. the white house says tomorrow's speech will serve as a book end to the inaugural address. a sign the president will touch on priorities such as immigration reform and reducing gun violence but the main thrust of the speak will be on so-called pocketbook issues. >> the core emphasis that he has always placed in these big speeches remains the same and will remain the same, which is the need to...
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. >> the vice president is pushing for the obama administration's gun control proposals including expanded background checks for gun purchases a ban on military- style weapons and a limit on the size of magazines. to counter the administration's gun control push the nra ran newspaper ads in five key states where democratic senators are expected to face tough re-election fights. >>> another strange twist in the oscar pistorius case. coming up, the startling revelation about the chief detective. >> and a wildlife mystery solved by bay area scientists. why thousands of sea mammals get sick every year. well, well, well. growing up, we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two shows. and if mom was recording her dumb show and dad was recording his dumb show then, by george, that's all we watched. and we liked it! today's kids got it so good. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for 1 year when you bundle tv and internet. rethink possible. francisco. x-rays show lead pellets in a raccoon's brain, and i
. >> the vice president is pushing for the obama administration's gun control proposals including expanded background checks for gun purchases a ban on military- style weapons and a limit on the size of magazines. to counter the administration's gun control push the nra ran newspaper ads in five key states where democratic senators are expected to face tough re-election fights. >>> another strange twist in the oscar pistorius case. coming up, the startling revelation about the...
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republicans say they wanted more information on the obama administration's actions during the attack on the u.s. diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya. >>> meanwhile the illinois senate has voted to legalize gay marriage. the vote advances proposal to make the state the tenth in the nation allowing same-sex couples to wed. the valentine's day vote came amid concerns for republicans the bill would force religious organizations to perform same- sex marriage ceremonies. the bill moves to the house where democrats hold a majority. >> will you pay more to fly because of a mega-merger? in the consumerwatch, how the partnership between american and u.s. airways could affect your airfares. >> while florist and chocolate shops profit from off valentine's day how some bay area businesses are targeting those who hate the holiday. am i allergic to any medications? i don't know. last immunization shots? really? honey, what's my blood pressure medicine called? one time i took something and i blew up like a puffer fish. i'm probably allergic to that. at kaiser permanente, your medical information i
republicans say they wanted more information on the obama administration's actions during the attack on the u.s. diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya. >>> meanwhile the illinois senate has voted to legalize gay marriage. the vote advances proposal to make the state the tenth in the nation allowing same-sex couples to wed. the valentine's day vote came amid concerns for republicans the bill would force religious organizations to perform same- sex marriage ceremonies. the bill moves to...
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president obama has until the end of the month to file a friend of the court brief. during his state of the union address he raised expectations among opponents of proposition 8. he said gays and lesbians must be treated equally under the law. sending the brief to the supreme court would signal a deepening commitment of the president to gay rights. >>> a life-long worldwide mission for this week's jefferson award winner. as kate kelly reports now she is changing lives from palestine to peru. >>> reporter: >> i have never in my life met someone more dedicated, more determined or more capable than laura escobosa. >> reporter: high praise for a woman who may not have a medical degree but who these doctors say has done more to help patients around the world than you can imagine. for 23 years, laura escobosa has led operation rainbow, a nonprofit organization that provides free orthopedic surgery to needy children in underdeveloped countries. [ non-english language ] >> reporter: laura, who speaks five languages, volunteered to go as a translatedder with one of the first
president obama has until the end of the month to file a friend of the court brief. during his state of the union address he raised expectations among opponents of proposition 8. he said gays and lesbians must be treated equally under the law. sending the brief to the supreme court would signal a deepening commitment of the president to gay rights. >>> a life-long worldwide mission for this week's jefferson award winner. as kate kelly reports now she is changing lives from palestine to...